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Unread 03-02-2012, 20:19
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Re: 2012 KOP Fisher price with AM Planetary Gearbox

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Originally Posted by Bob Ward View Post
I think we have had enough. If we can't get them to last in practice, there is no way they will last through competition.

The CIMs, which we used very successfully in direct drive on the last ball shooter, are already spoken for. We don't want to redesign and modify at this point. Any suggestions for a reliable motor/box combo??
We had a similar experience which George C refers to previously.

We got a standard spur gear which mates with the AM one now on the FP motor. With an appropriate gear ratio, we will now drive our shooter this way and forget the planetary gearbox.